Mansionmania continues. I'm going to show you the most expensive homes in every state and a few territories, with a few extras thrown in from the largest states to get the tourney up to 64. It'll be a single-elimination tournament.
You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions:
The purchase price for you is $0.
All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, and cleaning is included.
You must live in the home for the rest of your life.
You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year.
You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance
You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll.
You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room.
You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside.
I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood.
Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me.
As much as HI appeals to me weather-wise, an extra almost $150K for TN sounds pretty good. Maybe I could find a CP member in the HI house that would like to trade houses for those 2 weeks each year. I'd even bring along a couple hookers in the private jet to welcome him (or her, I don't judge) home for a week after. [Reply]
I really like the Nashville house and lot... kind of sad it's up against Hawaii, because I feel like it could go far in the tournament. But, that's the draw sometimes.
If the climate in Hawaii was a little warmer, I might get tired of it and wish there were seasons or at least a cool down sometimes.... but, looks like it's a very consistent ~78-84 for highs, which is just about perfect. Humidity is probably an issue, but I assume it's just as bad or worse in Nashville.
And it looks like you get pretty much the entire island within driving distance.
Nashville beats many houses that have been in the tournament so far, but not this one. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
The humidity and rainfall at least varies quite a bit. The leeward side of Oahu anyway Is arid, like *GASP* Sharon Springs.
Kona (where this property is) is the driest city in Hawaii, and is the warmest city in the US. The all-time low is 56F. Average yearly rainfall is only 18 inches (KC gets 42 inches per year). [Reply]
I saw the Hawaiian home in the new recently, as I believe the home was/is owned by Carlos Santana. (If memory serves me correctly)
Tough choice. I love the Tennessee home and the whole castle feel.
Hawaii is absolutely gorgeous but being stuck to one or two Hawaiian Islands might get old. I think the Big Island would be the best island to be stuck on, even with the volcano.